USWildflowers Daily Plant 12/22/2011
Photo from 5/11/2009. Location: Walker County, GA
White Clover, an introduced species. For more photos and information go to the Trifolium repens detail page.
White Clover - Trifolium repens
Field Madder, a non-native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/19/2011.) Scientific name is Sherardia arvensis. I don’t find an invasive species listing for this plant, but based on my observation I would use extreme caution in propagating the plant or allowing it to grow in your yard or garden. It’s also known by the common names Blue Fieldmadder and Spurwort. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on April 21, 2011.
Field Madder, Blue Fieldmadder, Spurwort - Sherardia arvensis
Deptford Pink, a non-native, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/12/2011.) Scientific name is Dianthus armeria. It is listed as an invasive species by some authorities. It’s also known by the common name Mountain Pink, although that common name (as happens often with common names) also applies to another species (Centaurium beyrichii.) Photo below was taken in Haywood County, NC on July 12, 2010.
Deptford Pink – Dianthus armeria
Kudzu, a non-native, invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/09/2011.) Scientific name is Pueraria montana. It’s also known by the common names Kudzu-vine, Foot-a-Night Vine, and Vine that ate the South. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on September 16, 2010.
Kudzu - Pueraria montana
Low-Hop, a non-native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/04/2011.) Scientific name is Trifolium campestre. It’s also known by the common names Field Clover, Large Hop Clover, and Hop Trefoil. Photo below was taken at Reed Branch Wet Meadow Preserve, Towns County, GA on April 30, 2010.
Low-Hop Clover, Field Clover, Large Hop Clover, Hop Trefoil – Trifolium campestre
USWildflowers Daily Plant 11/02/2010 (Photo from March, 2009):
Indian Strawberry, an introduced species. The “Indian” names comes from its Asian origin, and is not pertaining to Native Americans. For more photos and information go to the Duchesnea indica detail page.
Indian Strawberry, India Mockstrawberry - Duchesnea indica
Crimson Clover, a non-native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/03/2010.) Scientific name is Trifolium incarnatum. It’s also known by the common name Italian Clover. Photo below was taken on the east side of Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, Georgia on April 18, 2010.
Crimson Clover, Italian Clover - Trifolium incarnatum
Prickly Lettuce, a non-native, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/30/2010.) Scientific name is Lactuca serriola. It’s also known by the common name China Lettuce. Photo below was taken in downtown Chattanooga, TN on May 20, 2010.
Prickly Lettuce, China Lettuce - Lactuca serriola
Side note: This is the 100th species added to the USWildflowers database in 2010.